Political Speech

Occupy Wall Street: Handmade Signage And Street Theatre

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 11.24.2011

Read More: Photography, Signs, Millenials, Police, Federal Hall, Brooklyn Street Art, Free Speech, BrooklynStreetArt.Com, Social Safety Net, Stock Exchange, Occupy Wall Street, Corporatism, Students, New York City, Jaime Rojo, Demonstraters, Mortgages, Social Media, Unemployment, Steven P. Harrington, Hashtags, George Washington, Wall Street, Political Speech, Nyse, Slidepollajax, Banks, Electronic Media, Street Theater, Public Display, Economic Insecurity, Arts News
Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington

"New York is the concentrate of art and commerce and sport and religion and entertainment and finance, bringing to a single compact arena the gladiato...

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Taxes Are Going Up: Breaking the Code

Ruth Sherman | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Public-Speaking, Political Speech, Framing, Political Communication, Framing of Issues, Democrats, Repubicans, 2012, Politics News
Ruth Sherman

How do I know? Because politicians use coded language and in the past week or so a new phrase has appeared in the political discourse: And that phrase...

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The Fallacies of the Citizens United Decision

Robert Weissman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Justice Kennedy, First Amendment, Citizens United v. FEC, Political Speech, Tom Donohue, Citizens United, US Chamber of Commerce, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Politics News
Robert Weissman

Compare: Justice Kennedy, majority decision in Citizens United, January 21, 2010: With the advent of the Internet, prompt disclosure of expenditures...

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Shut-Up Wednesdays: A Plea

Michael Brenner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Brenner

Never before have we had so many means to communicate; never before have we communicated less. We are caught up in this whirlwind of mindless blather, of incessant motion masquerading as action, and we desperately need some quiet.

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Fred Phelps' Hatemongering and the First Amendment

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: God Hates Dead Soldiers, Church, Chris Weigant, Offensive, Phelps, Westboro, God Hates Fags, Supreme Court, First Amendment, Fred Phelps, Religious Speech, Free Speech, Theater, Fire, Scotus, Funeral, Snyder, Constitution, Schenck, Political Speech, Free Speech Zone, Snyder v Phelps, Fighting Words, Incitement, Respect for Americas Fallen Heroes Act, Buffer Zone, Schenck v United States, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Fred Phelps and his "church" are the ones who arrive at various places and events all across the country, waving hate-filled signs which convey his belief that God hates the US, homosexuals, the U.S. military, and dead American soldiers.

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Study: Race And Gender Determine How Politicians Speak

sciencedaily.com | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Political Speech, Speech Patterns, Political Speech Patterns, Race Gender Speech, Healthy Living News

New study looks at speech patterns of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and others. Race and gender influence the way politicians speak, which is not alwa...

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